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Argentina extended the the date for the opening of offers for its national and international public tender for hydrocarbon areas to Friday, March 9 at 12:30pm. BAHAMAS The Caribbean nation approved Oban Energies' plan to begin...

ARGENTINA Insurance industry regulator SSN has issued a resolution concerning microinsurance. The resolution introduces amendments to existing legislation. BRAZIL The government of President Michel Temer ordered the army on...

BRAZIL The central bank indicated that its interest rate easing cycle is over, amid high volatility in global markets and strong signs of country's economic recovery. After soaring in the last two years, Brazilian equities are...

The office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Mexico is looking for fixed telephony and fixed internet equipment and services. In a separate tender, UNDP Mexico request redundant internet services. The full list ...

Mexico has emerged as the largest cryptocurrency clearing house in Latin America, although Brazil has more registered exchange houses and Argentina has the most firms dedicated to cryptos in the region. "There's still a long way to ...

Block 23 is located in Pemex's North Region and is part of the Bellota-Jujo asset. The block covers 28km2 and holds 652Mb of original oil in place and 424Bf3 of original gas in place. Accumulated production from the area...

IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, has issued a new 1.5bn peso (US$81mn) three-year bond in the Mexican capital markets. The bond will allow IDB Invest to finance its growing pipeline of...

Mexico has emerged as the largest cryptocurrency clearing house in Latin America, although Brazil has more registered exchange houses and Argentina has the most firms dedicated to cryptos in the region. "There's still a long way to ...

This file contains the number of available TV subscribers per 100 inhabitants for the whole country. The quarterly data runs from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2017 and includes estimates for Argentina, Brazil,...

File containing data on pay TV market share by operator in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. The data set, spanning from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth...

This file contains the number of pay TV subscribers per country. The data set, spanning from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter 2017, covers Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela,...

This file contains the number of pay TV subscribers by operator. The results are quarterly and data are for Cable TV companies operating in the country. The data set covers from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2017. ...

Brazil-focused Brio Gold has accepted an improved takeover offer by Leagold Mining. Leagold, with the Los Filos gold mine in Mexico, sweetened its all-shares bid with the addition of 0.4 of a Leagold warrant, worth Cdn$0.10, for...

The project is aimed at strengthening maintenance and personnel security protocols, while simultaneously mitigating environmental impacts. It includes the rehabilitation and refurbishment of gas turbines, tanks, boilers, cooling...

The project seeks to certify the infrastructural and mechanical integrity of the Coatzacoalcos compound. The initiative involves inspection of storage tanks, pressure vessels and boilers, and cryogenic areas to ensure their compliance ...

BRAZIL Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht is planning to obtain a credit line worth 3.5bn reais (US$1.06bn) to cover its short-term debt obligations and to finance existing projects. However, the firm is having...

BRAZIL Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht is planning to obtain a credit line worth 3.5bn reais (US$1.06bn) to cover its short-term debt obligations and to finance existing projects. However, the firm is having...

The Mezquite project is based on the use of the Nuevo León's state wind potential to generate clean, renewable power to help diversify the Mexican power matrix. Mezquite will be an 82-turbine, 67,763ha wind farm....

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Methodology & Procedures

Definitions

Projects covered include state-owned and private projects in the Infrastructure, Electric Power, Oil & Gas (excluding upstream), Water and Waste, and Mining sectors.

Where applicable, a project is considered as such until the end of construction and ramp-up to full capacity (with the exception of mining projects, where the date of commissioning signifies the end of the project). Projects must have a:

Data

For state-owned projects, initial information about the start date and estimates for completion and investment are taken from original signed contracts, along with addendums and annexes.

If original contracts cannot be obtained, information is taken from public documents, presentations, news articles from BNamericas archives, and external sources.

In cases where contracts are subject to approval by legislators, the start date is the date of the law or legislative approval.

In the case of private projects, information is taken from public sources, such as stock exchange filings, annual reports, company presentations, third party research and press releases.

In judging the timing of investment decisions for private projects, great care was taken to differentiate between large projects receiving environmental approval and proceeding directly to construction, and smaller projects where the investment decision hinges on securing financing.

Best care is taken to ensure that recorded data is correct at the time of entry and that each entry is backed with a relevant source.

The greatest care possible was taken to ensure consistency of information in order make a like-for-like comparison in project costs. Insofar as the figures rely on disclosure by the organization or company responsible, the figures can be considered to be conservative in nature.

No attempt was made to adjust figures for inflation during the course of research or for consideration of the time value of money.

Validation

In the case of state-owned projects, validation is carried out where possible with either a member of the consortium, EPC contractor, a relevant state agency or advisors to either party.

Currency

Projects costs are measured in US dollars. Where project costs are measured in a local currency, amounts are converted to US dollars at the date of the relevant announcement, signature or report.

Severity of deviation from original estimates

The severity of deviation from original estimates is defined according to set criteria.

Timing

Status

Condition

Ahead of time

95% of original estimate or below (measured in months)

On time

95% to 105% of original estimate

Minor changes

105% to 120% of original estimate

Medium changes

120% to 160% of original estimate

Major changes

Over 160% of original estimate

Budget

Status

Condition

Ahead of budget

95% of original budget estimate or below

To budget

95% to 105% of original budget estimate

Minor changes

105% to 120% of original budget estimate

Medium changes

120% to 140% of original budget estimate

Major changes

Over 140% of original budget estimate

Changes in Scope

Changes in scope beyond the start date are not accounted for.

Language definitions

Where guidance is non-specific as to dates for completion, the following is used. Project to be completed by 2018 = December 31, 2017 Project to be completed in 2018 = December 31, 2018